'Annie', the musical about the world's favorite redheaded orphan, premiered on Broadway on April 21, 1977. Actresses throughout the decades have donned her famous red dress and stepped onto the stage - red curls bouncing - to become belt out "Tomorrow" and "It's the Hard Knock Life" as many before them had done. Take a look at where some of the stage and screen's most pivotal Annies ended up in their careers.

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Shelley Bruce

Shelley Bruce (left) succeeded Andrea McArdle as Annie in 1978, but a leukemia diagnosis caused her to leave the show a year later. She's sung various songs from Annie over the years, but is primarily a vocal teacher in New Jersey.